Technical Details for Certance CL 400H

Certance CL 400H ... affordable tape data protection to medium and large businesses. The latest in an LTO roadmap extending through 2010 and backed by industry leaders, the CL 400H balances price with increased capacity and performance, providing the most affordable entry into the LTO family.

Key Features and Benefits

Up to 400 GB capacity on a single cartridge

Up to 144 GB/hr backup speed

Compact 5.25-inch half-height internal form factor

Backward compatible with LTO-1 tape drives from any manufacturer

Satisfies the "archiving" component in many regulatory requirements

Backed by a 3-year limited warranty and Certance's REACT rapid replacement program

Certance Advantages

Most reliable LTO-2 tape drive solution from any manufacturer

Certance-exclusive MediaShield doubles media life over other manufacturers

Certance-exclusive SmartVerify virtually eliminates the need for a traditional verify pass during backup, reducing the backup time by 50%

Certance-exclusive 13-Speed Transfer matches tape drive speed to the host, optimizing performance and increasing drive and media reliability

Certance-exclusive Dynamic Powerdown protects the data cartridge during unexpected power loss

Lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) - 60% less than VS160 and 86% less than VXA-2

Best performance - 150% more capacity and up to 150% faster than both VS160 and VXA-2